Questions tagged [bedroom]
Hacks related to furniture and other objects in the bedroom, as well as activities that normally take place in the bedroom.
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How can I make my work from home table interesting and comfy
I'm looking for a change but don’t know what to change, deal? Chair or just both? I find myself pulling laptop and putting it on my knee and raising to eye level (see image below). Which is annoying ...
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Mosquito problem
How do you keep mosquitoes out of the bedroom? Am allergic to insecticide spray.
I have tried getting net on the windows. But the problem is when I open my door, they easily get in.
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Degunk & clean these silicone/ rubbery plastic covered flexible metal spider stands in a dusty hot humid asian metro city?
I’ll be linking this to a prev hack that got me to create these hacks.
How to Vertically holster beard-hair trimmer & electric shaver, and suspend it using a shelf over bathroom counter?
Now I’m ...
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How to effectively fix a leak in an inflatable mattress that is leaking on a seam?
It's not uncommon for air mattresses to leak along a seam. When this happens, repair kits are pretty much useless.
What is an effective way to repair a leak in an air mattress when the leak is along ...
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Is there a "correct" way to put duvet covers in the washing machine?
I have had a couple of instances where I'm washing bedlinens and I find the spin cycle is stuck because everything has ended up packed inside one duvet cover and the machine can't balance the drum.
Is ...
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How do I stop my eyelet curtains from rattling on the curtain pole when the window is open
We sleep with the bedroom window open and if there is any breeze outside the curtain rings rattle on the curtain pole. Any ideas how I could stop this apart from the obvious of closing the window.
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Fix air flow in single window gallery apartment
In the so called gallery apartment of my friend the hot and bad air accumulates in the upper area in which the bed room is located. The gallery bed room is stacked on top of the bath room and has no ...
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How do I live with noisy neighbors?
The situation
I live in a small appartment in a densely populated building (6 floors, 24 apartments per floor).
I have no furniture. I work on the floor. I sleep on the floor.
My downstairs neighbors ...
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How to reduce intensity of air flow from my window AC unit
How to reduce intensity of air flow from my window AC unit in Asia during a curfew / in condo lockdown?
I emphasize again:
Currently in Asia (so do not think US style)
Currently in Curfew/ ...
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Make a home massage bed alternative without drilling a hole in the bed?
For a professional massage, a massage bed with a hole for facing down and breathing is used. Is there any way to make one for our bed without drilling a face hole? For example, I tried to use an ...
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How do I slip on the last corner of a fitted sheet?
The last corner of the fitted sheet does not go smoothly, even with elastic holders. How do I get the last corner to fit?
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How can I stop my mattress from shifting in a border-less bed frame?
My grandparents didn't appreciate their IKEA Duken Bed Frame's edged rampart:
until they bought a TEMPUR-Ergo Extend Power Base that doesn't have one! Every week, the mattress shifts and protrudes, ...
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How can I stop my pillow from falling off a border-less mattress?
My grandparents didn't appreciate their Duken IKEA Bed Frame's head-board
until they bought a TEMPUR-Ergo Extend Power Base that doesn't have one! They lower the bed flat to sleep, but because their ...
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Stop waking up with a crushed ear?
Sometimes when I sleep on my side, I wake up with terrific ear pain from my ear cartilage being crushed against the pillow overnight. Is there something I can use to protect my ear from being crushed ...
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How to get a pillow "squashy" again after a few years of usage?
My pillows were bought a few years ago. At that time, they were squashy & bouncy.
Now, they are flat with no bounciness; I need to stack up two of them to get them to the same height.
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